Fall 2008 volume 2, number 2 Serving Others MARSHALL UNIVERSITY College of Education and Human Services Marshall University College of Education and Human Services on the inside Message from the Executive Dean 3 New COEHS Administrators, Faculty and Staff 4 Faculty Spotlight 5-6 Introduction to the June Harless Center and Model School 7 Investigating the Crime Scene at the Shewey Science 7 Science: A Partnership for Rural Education in Math & Science (AMSP) 8 Technology: Technology Gets a Second Chance 9 Engineering: LEGO League at the Model School 9 Math: Three Years of Math Leadership in Lincoln County 10 Bringing the World into the Classroom 10 Changing Schools in a Changing Time (Middle School) 11 Identifying & Developing Gifted Potential 12 We are...Serving Others 12 STEM Academy: Virtual High School 14 COEHS Contributors 13-15 ON THE COVER Honored at the Harless Hall of Fame dinner, (L-R) Buck Harless, Charles Shewey, and Stan Maynard pose for a picture. We greatly appreciate the vision of these men toward West Virginia education. Message from the Executive Dean It is with great pride and admiration that I present this volume of Serving Others. This edition begins with the College’s new faculty and staff appointments and then highlights the accomplishments of our outstanding faculty members. Starting on page 8, you will discover what is truly meant by “serving others” and what the hard work of faculty and staff can accomplish. The June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development began in 2001 with the dreams of Drs. Stan and Barbara Maynard and a sizable gift from Buck Harless in honor of his late wife, June Montgomery Harless. The articles that follow illuminate the untiring and endless efforts of Harless staff starting with a brief introduction on the original K-2 Model School which is located at Kellogg Elementary in Wayne County. Kellogg Elementary School is now a K-5 site and Vinson Middle School (Wayne County) has been added this fall. Plans are underway to create a 9-12 STEM Academy on Marshall University’s campus. Following are articles that highlight our STEM efforts. First, we have articles from Steve Beckelhimer who leads the science efforts of the Harless team. These activities are partially funded with the Appalachian Math Science Partnership (AMSP) grant and a generous gift from Mr. C. Fred Shewey. The AMSP provided extensive professional development for teachers to acquire new content and teaching methods. The Shewey Science Academy took place in Kermit, WV, where middle school students engaged in solving a crime using modern DNA and other investigative tools. Next, comes a piece titled Technology Gets a Second Life by Harold Blanco. He is leading the technology activities of the STEM initiative. Harold tells us that in Second Life students create, design and control digital characters and environments. This technology will be used to create West Virginia’s first virtual high school on Marshall University’s campus. Allen Perry’s article (LEGO League at the Model School) tells about a recent LEGO competition where students used their robot to solve climate problems. Students, teachers, and parents were excited when these first-time competitors won second place. Then comes an article by Holly A. Miles entitled Three Years of Math Leadership in Lincoln County. Holly shares the successes of a three year math project designed to train 35 teacher leaders and administrators to implement standards-based mathematics in K-5 classrooms. Although STEM is important, Harless individuals make sure students will be wellrounded and successfully in a global society so integrate world and cultural concepts and skills into all subjects. Daniela Perez directs the global studies efforts at the Model School and is passionate about providing opportunities for students to become global citizens. In her article, Bringing the World into the Classroom, she shares how the K-5 students become global citizens. Finally, readers will be excited to read articles about transforming a middle school by Diana Whitlock and Benita Milam, identifying gifted potential in poverty environments by Barbara Maynard, and teaching critically needed academics to rural West Virginia through teleconferencing by Ashley White Stephens. Our Serving Others magazine ends with a brief description of our future 9-12 STEM Academy on Marshall University’s campus. Readers thank your all of your support. We could not accomplish what we have without your support. Please enjoy this issue of Serving Others and let us know your thoughts and ideas about making our STEM efforts even better. The passion in the COEHS and the Harless Center is to provide a high quality education for all students, no matter their life circumstances. Thank you Harless Team for defining what “serving others” truly means. So, many students in West Virginia will succeed because of your hard work and dedication. SERVING OTHERS MARSHALL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES MAGAZINE Fall 2008 Volume 2, Number 2 Stephen Kopp Marshall University President Gayle Ormiston Senior Vice President and Provost Rosalyn Anstine Templeton College of Education and Human Services Executive Dean Rick Robinson Albert Simon Brean Stewart and Harless Staff Editors Marshall University Printing Services Design Marshall University College of Education and Human Services One John Marshall Drive Huntington, WV 25755 www.marshall.edu/coehs/ Rosalyn Anstine Templeton Executive Dean Marshall University College of Education and Human Services welcome New COEHS Administrators, Faculty and Staff Dr. Darlene Daneker Associate Dean for Student Services Dr. Laura Wyant Division of Human Development and Allied Technology Chair Dr. C. Eric Arnold Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation Interim Chair Dr. George Watson Division of School of Education Chair Dr. Tom Klein Director of Academic Advising Dr. Gina Evans Assistant Professor in Exercise Science Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation Mr. David Ruiz Assistant Professor in Health Education Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation Dr. Jeff Garrett Assistant Professor in Counseling Division of Human Development and Allied Technology Ms. Mindy Allenger Assistant Professor in Reading Education Division of School of Education Mr. Tim Melvin Lab Manager/Family & Consumer Sciences Division of Human Development and Allied Technology Ms. Jamie Davis Lead Teacher Pre-K Room Child Development Academy Ms. Ashley Holsinger Lead Teacher Toddler Room Child Development Academy Ms. Judy Kachelreis Assistant Director Child Development Academy Ms. Karen Ramsey Assistant Lead Teacher Pre-K Room Child Development Academy Ms. Kelly Walker Lead Teacher MU Early Education Center Mr. Steve Beckelheimer Director of Science Harless Center - STEM Academy Ms. Jennifer Jackson Director of Character Education Harless Center Ms. Kathy McDilda Director of COMETS Harless Center Mr. Allen Perry Middle School Science Coordinator Harless Center Ms. Yen Tran Administrative Assistant COEHS Research & Policy Center Serving Others • Fall 2008 faculty spotlight C. Eric Arnold, Ph.D. Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation • C. Eric Arnold, Eric R. Blough, Christopher P. Ingalls, Jeffrey C. Rupp, Sunil Kakarla, Anil Gutta, J. Andrew Doyle: Mechanical Overload Induced Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in the Obese Zucker Rat (Leprfa) . APSI Meeting, Hilton Head, SC 2008 • Research under way with Eric R. Blough, Ph.D. in Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology and Peter J. Reiser, Ph.D., Director of Muscle Biophysics lab at OSU. Tina Cartwright, Ph.D. Division of School of Education • June 18, the West Virginia First Lady, Gayle Manchin, visited the students at COMETS summer camp and saw first hand how science can come alive to children. Michael W. Corrigan, Ph.D. Division of School of Education • Punyanunt, N., Wrench, J. S., Corrigan, M. W., & McCroskey, J. C. (2008) An examination of reliability and validity of the religious communication apprehension scale. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 37(1). • Corrigan, M. W., & Chapman, P. E. (2008). Trust in teachers: A motivating element to learning. Radical Pedagogy, 9(2). • Corrigan, M. W. Grant Meeting Research Facilitator (October, 2008). Preparing for Mid-term Reporting. U.S. Department of Education Partnerships in Character Education in Washington, D.C. • Corrigan, M. W. & Grove, D. (June, 2008). Creating smart and good schools: An update. Ohio Partnerships in Character and Ohio Department of Education. • Corrigan, M. W., Grove, D., Vincent, P. F., Chapman, P. E., & Walls, R. T. (2008). The importance of multidimensional baseline measurements to assessment of integrated character education models. Paper presented at American Evaluation Association, for the Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado. • Corrigan, M. W., & Grove, D (December, 2008). A multidimensional assessment of school success: A new lens for understanding school improvement and success. Evaluation concept presented at California Education Research Association for the annual conference in Palm Springs, California. • Corrigan, M. W., Grove, D. & Isaacs, T. (2008). Introducing the character education infusion rubric: Today’s process evaluation tool for character education. 2008 Character Education Partnership National Forum Conference, Washington, D.C. • Corrigan, M. W., Grove, D. & Vincent, P. F. (2008). The process of character education: Approaching character education through a multidimensional lens, 2008 Character Education Partnership National Forum Conference, Washington, D.C. Darlene Daneker, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Students, COEHS Division of Human Development and Allied Technology • Daneker, D. (in review). Outcome study of a community based training clinic: Are we serving our clients? ACA Vistas 2009. • Daneker, D. (2008). Marriages, families, and intimate relationships: A practical introduction study manual. New York: Allyn Bacon. • Daneker, D. (2008). Marriages, families, and intimate relationships: A practical introduction student study manual. New York: Allyn Bacon. • Daneker, D. (in press). Gender identity development. ACA Encyclopedia. ACA: Alexandria, VA. • Daneker, D. (in press). Locus of Control. American Counseling Association Encyclopedia. ACA: Alexandria, VA Invited publication for inclusion in ACA encyclopedia • Daneker, D. & Smith, C. (2008) Walking the labyrinth: Pathways to the soul. Presentation at ASERVIC conference, Lake Junaluska, NC. • Daneker, D. Using brain development to create effective intervention in the classroom. WVJJS, August 2008. Marshall University College of Education and Human Services Michael W. Galbraith, Ph.D. Graduate School of Education and Professional Development • Book: College Teaching: Developing Perspective Through Dialogue (2008), Malabar, FL: Krieger. • Galbraith, M. W., & Jones, M. S. (2008). Self-awareness and the teacher of adults. Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 6(2), 4-14. • Galbraith, M. W., & Jones, M. S. (2007). The art and science of teaching developmental mathematics. Journal of Developmental Education, 30, 20-27. • Promoting Self-Awareness for the Teacher of Adult Learners,@ Mountain Plains AEA, 66th Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, April 25, 2008. • Dr. Michael W. Galbraith was the focus of a featured article entitled “From Classroom to Book,” in the Marshall Magazine, Spring 2008. It talked about his most recent book, College Teaching. Jeffrey Garrett, Ph.D. Division of Human Development and Allied Technology • Garrett, J. (2008). “Using ENRICH to Assess the Marital Satisfaction of Interethnic Couples,” AACE, San Antonio, TX. • Garrett, J. (2008). “Effective Strategies for Highly Resistant Clients,” WVCA, Morgantown. WV. Donald Hall, Ph.D. Division of Human Development and Allied Technology • Hall, D. (2008, November). “Ethical Practice in Clinical Supervision” for the 2008 Share the Vision Conference, Charleston, WV. • Hall, D. (2008, October). “An Ethical Orientation for Clinical Supervisors” for the WV Counseling Association Conference, Morgantown, WV. • Hall, D. (2008, September). “Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions” for West Virginia LPCs in Barboursville, WV • Hall, D. (2008, September) “Family Helpers: Virtues and Ethics,” Logan-Mingo Area Mental Health. • Hall, D. (2008, August). “Ethical Trademarks of the Virtuous Counselor,” Putnam County School Counselors, Winfield, WV. faculty spotlight Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation • Mak, J. Y. (November 2008). Visit the 2008 Olympics, West Virginia AHPERD 87th Annual Conference Davis, WV, USA • Brooks, M, & Mak, J. Y. (October 2008). Embedded in the Hills: FacultyLibrarian Collaboration in WV. WV Higher Education Technology Conference, Morgantown, WV, USA • Cheung, S. Y., Mak, J. Y., & King, C. (October 2008). Economic Benefits of Special Events: Summer Sport Camp.10th World Leisure Congress, Québec City, Canada • King, C., Mak, J. Y., Kosek, N. & Guan, H. (August 2008). Gender differences in sport fandom. 2008 International Convention, SEMS,. Guangzhou, China. • King, C. & Mak, J. Y. (July 2008). Sport fandom motives of collegiate baseball spectators. 16th Biennial Conference ISCPES, Macau, China. • Fu, F. H. K, Cheung, S. Y., Mak, J. Y., Lee, A. N., Wong, A. K. Y., Xie, Q., She, K. H., Tsang, A. T. K. (July 2008). The Impact of Physical Activity across the East and the West. 16th Biennial Conference, ISCPES, Macau, China. University Institute for Public Affairs, Local Government Leadership Academy, Charleston, WV. • Rubenstein, B. (2008, September). “Solution-Focused Leadership.” Presenter to the West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services Leadership Training Retreat, Martinsburg, WV. • Rubenstein, B., Burton, L., & Rubenstein, H. (2008, August). “Legal and Ethical Issues for School Counselors” CoPresenter to Mingo County Public Schools, Williamson, WV. • Rubenstein, B. (2008, August). “Dynamic Leadership.” Presented to the West Virginia Division of Corrections Leadership Retreat, Canaan Valley State Park, Davis, WV. • Rubenstein, B., Schimmel, C., & Rubenstein, H. (2008, August). “Legal and Ethical Issues for School Counselors.” Co-Presenter to Regional Educational Service Agency VII, Clarksburg, WV. • Rubenstein, B., Rubenstien, J., Russin, T., & Pauley, M. (2008, August). “Connecting the Dots.” Co-Speaker to the 138th Congress of CorrectionsAmerican Counseling Association, New Orleans, LA. • Rubenstein, B. (2008, August). “Hiring the Right People.” Speaker to the West Virginia Broadcasters Association Annual Meeting at the Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV. Gary E. McIlvain, Ph.D. James Sottile, Ph.D. • Hall, D. (2008, May). “Success is an Inside Job,” Huntington College of Business. Jennifer Mak, Ph.D. Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation • Jones, M., McIlvain, G., Schaeffer, M., Hoxie, S., & Giangarra, C. (2008) Pancreatic transection – An unusual youth soccer injury. Athletic Therapy Today 13(5) 17-19. • McIlvain, G. & Giangarra, C. (2008). Median nerve entrapment: Looking beyond carpal tunnel. Athletic Therapy Today 13(3), 3-6. • Martin, D. & McIlvain, G. (March 2, 2008). Neurologic Assessment for Athletic Trainers. Southeast Athletic Trainers’ Association annual district meeting. Bob Rubenstien, Ph.D. Graduate School of Education and Professional Development • Rubenstein, B. (2008, September). “Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills for Government Officials.” Presentation for the West Virginia Division of School of Education • Sottile, J., Backus, M., Watts, K., Lucas, P., and Blevins, D. (2008). Student math and science achievement/development through teacher professional development. EERA, Hilton Head, SC. • Sottile, J., Brozik, D., Watson, G., and Kozlova, Y. (2008). Gender Differences in Ethical Behavior among College Students. EERA, Hilton Head, SC. • Sottile, J., Backus, M., Dozier, J., and Watts, K. (2008). The effectiveness of RESA-II professional development on teacher success. HICE, Honolulu, HI. • Watson, G. and Sottile, J. (2008). Cheating in the digital age: Do students cheat more in on-line courses? Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International conference. Las Vegas, Nevada. • Pomeroy, J., Watts, J., and Sottile, J. (2008). Leading teachers to research: What is the teacher’s role in research? NCTM, Salt Lake City, Utah. • Harris, J. and Sottile, J. (2008). Elementary teacher perspectives regarding student behavior: Exploring training, prevalence, and resources. EERA, Hilton Head, SC. Rosalyn Anstine Templeton, Ph.D. Executive Dean, COEHS • Anstine Templeton, R., Johnson, C. E., Wan, G., & Sattler, J. L. (2008). One school’s journey to becoming a professional develop school. SchoolUniversity Partnerships, 2(1), 73-82. • Seo, K. K., Templeton, R., and Pellegrino, D. (2008). Creating a ripple effect: Incorporating multimediaassisted, project-based learning in teacher education. Theory into Practice, 47(3), 259-265. • Lee, H., and Templeton, R. (2008). Ensuring equal access to technology: Providing assistive technology for students with disabilities. Theory into Practice, 47(3), 212-219. • Wan, G., Tanimoto, R., & Anstine Templeton, R. (2008). Creating constructivist learning environment for Japanese ESL students: A digital story program. The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly, 10(2), 31-50. • “New Media and Instruction in the 21st Century,” Symposium with Dr. Guofang Wan, AERA’s Annual Meeting, April 2008, New York, NY • “Documenting Development: Studying a Statewide School/University Partnership,” with Drs. Jacqueline Webb Dempsey and Van Dempsey, AERA’s Annual Meeting, April 2008, New York, NY. Gregg Twietmeyer, Ph.D. Division of Exercise Science, Sport, and Recreation • Twietmeyer, G. (2008, November). “A Theology of Inferiority: Is Christianity the Source of Kinesiology’s Second Class Status in the Academy?,” Quest, The Journal of the NAKPEHE. • Twietmeyer, G. (2008, September).“Ivy-Coloured Glasses: The Myth of Wrigley Field”, The International Journal of Sport History, 25 (11). Serving Others • Fall 2008 Marshall University College of Education and Human Services June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development The Marshall University College of Education and Human Services June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development was established in 2001 with a mission to provide leadership in education initiatives for West Virginia educators and students. The Center was named in honor/memory of the late wife of James “Buck” Harless, June Montgomery Harless, one of West Virginia’s most avid supporters of education. Since the center’s inception, the June Harless Center’s mission has been to provide leadership in education initiatives for rural West Virginia educators and students. The Center provides educators and families of rural West Virginia with a support system that addresses educational problems, sustains school improvement, and provides positive growth in all educational factors. One of the main initiatives of the Harless Center is the development of the 21st Century Model S.T.E.M. Academy (K-8; 9-12) and the dissemination of the 21st Century Model framework to reform the educational structure to meet the needs of the 21st Century child. Other initiatives of the Center include: (1) delivery of foreign language and upper level mathematics classes through videoconferencing, (2) professional development opportunities for educators on-site and through interactive videoconferencing, (3) the Shewey Learning and Research Center, (4) Professional Development Partnership Schools Project, and (5) the Appalachian Math Science Partnership. The Harless Center continues its outreach to counties and educators across West Virginia to assure excellence in the educational opportunities for all students. The Center is positioned to assist in the endeavors to create 21st Century schools and 21st Century curriculum delivery methods across the State. Investigating the Crime Scene at the Shewey Science Academy by Steve Beckelhimer In June 2008, the first Shewey Science Academy was conducted in Kermit, WV. Through a generous grant by Mr. C. Fred Shewey, students were provided with an intensive project in solving a crime using modern DNA and other molecular and high tech investigative tools. In the course of the week the 40 middle school students from across Mingo County examined and evaluated evidence in DNA, bite marks, blood spatter, soil samples, hair and fiber, handwriting, ink analysis and forensic entomology. Students were responsible for the design of their investigations as well as the organization and presentation of their data. The open ended project concluded with a trial by jury in which the students, area educators and the community at-large evaluated the evidence presented by the students. Through a generous grant by Mr. C. Fred Shewey, students were provided with an intensive project in solving a crime using modern DNA and other molecular and high tech investigative tools. Marshall University College of Education and Human Services Serving Others • Fall 2009 A Partnership for Rural Education in Math and Science by Steve Beckelhimer and teaching methods to enhance their teaching practice. The Appalachian Math Science Partnership delivered extensive professional development to five counties in the state. In each district, 20 to 40 teachers met with outreach faculty from the College of Science and the Harless Center to acquire new content Braxton, Mingo and Mason Counties developed instructional units in placebased learning in which students learn mathematics, science, history and other subjects in the context of their local environment. Teachers used GPS and GIS technologies to develop interactive maps of their school campuses and locations in the neighboring communities. The teachers learned ways to employ free software to bring context to their mathematics and science instruction. In the 2008-09 school year, these districts will extend their place based learning techniques to additional content areas and with projects that are unique to each area. Cabell County used the resources of AMSP to host a summer session for 4th and 5th grade teachers on integrating mathematics and science in ways that are interactive and fun for students. Their program, Mindbugs, involved using common objects such as household magnets and marbles to demonstrate scientific phenomena. Teachers called on the students’ mathematical skills to measure the scientific principles. In 2008-09, Cabell County will direct their AMSP efforts toward training 5th and 6th grade teachers in the effective use of kit based science programs such as STC and FOSS. Wayne County conducted a week-long professional development focused on Developing Algebraic Thinking with middle school mathematics teachers. Using this model, Wayne County hopes to improve the mathematics skills of students through the infusion of 21st Century skills in the curriculum. They will continue the program in 2008-09. Teachers used GPS and GIS technologies to develop interactive maps of their school campuses and locations in the neighboring communities. Serving Others • Fall 2008 LEGO League at the Model School by allen perry Students from the June Harless 21st Century Model School at Kellogg Elementary participated on the First Lego League Robotics team. This program is based on project based learning and prepares the students to problem solve and critically think in order to reach solutions. The theme of this year’s competition is Climate Connections. Students programmed their robot to effectively complete environmental missions, and researched how the climate affects our community. The team identified a problem caused by the climate in the local area and researched what the community did to resolve the issue. Then students researched another area of the world that is having the same issues in their community to see how or what the community did to resolve the problem. The students worked together to develop an innovative solution to resolve the issue. Although first time competitors the team won second place – way-to-go students. Technology Gets a Second Life DR. harold blanco In Second Life participants create, design and control digital characters called avatars that interact in a virtual world. As new developments in technology make their rounds in conversation at work and at school, the term Second Life is becoming better known as days go by. Second Life (SL) is the virtual-reality world created by Linden Lab, a San Francisco based company. In Second Life participants create, design and control digital characters called avatars that interact in a virtual world where they can lease “islands” for real-life purposes. In second life everything is possible: from selling a product, conducting classes, earning a college degree, doing research, holding conferences, and interacting with people from all over the world to mention a few. About ten million registered avatars interact on this digital landscape where at any given time, over 20,000 are logged on and interacting. Teaching in Second Life has a number of advantages and possibilities: the professor can illustrate points visually as well as verbally with minimum effort, a science professor can show the animation of the water cycle, or a simulated discussion with historical personage can take place, a class can revisit a civil war battle, or reenact the signing of the declaration of independence, just to mention a few of the advantages of teaching in Second Life. Pictured are virtual students walking from class to class. Shown is a view of a typical classroom in Second Life. Pictures from Google Images As the use of Second Life continues to expand within education, the June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development in conjunction with the College of Education and Human Services and the College of Science at Marshall University, are currently working on the creation of their own virtual island that will house the first virtual high school in the state of West Virginia and one of the few in the country. For more information contact Dr. Harold Blanco (hblanco@marshall.edu). Marshall University College of Education and Human Services Bringing the World into the Classroom by daniela perez What is the most widely spoken language in the world? What is the official color of gondolas in Venice, Italy? What country can you walk across in one day? While our everyday lives will never rely on these world trivia questions, we usually find it enjoyable to learn and share with others. However, our interest should be focused on more serious global issues that motivates well educated people in the 21st Century to learn and understand the world around them. We live in an interconnected world. We cannot separate ourselves from the global issues and economy, and we must be able to bear the huge responsibilities associated with living in a global society. It is essential for this generation to gain greater global awareness and understanding of our world to help us face the challenges yet to come. This is why the June Harless 21st Century Model School at Kellogg Elementary is integrating Global Studies into all subjects. Our goal is to expose our students to the world, helping them gain valuable knowledge that will assist them as global citizens. In the model program, every classroom represents and studies a continent. This provides our students with the opportunity to learn about other lands through guest speakers, research activities, pen-pals, crafts, festivals, global quests, and collaborating with schools around the globe making the world come alive. Our students have the opportunity to learn Spanish through regular classes that are delivered by a native speaker of Spanish three times a week for 30 minutes. Rosetta Stone is also a fundamental part of the process of learning a foreign language. Students can access this program from any computer that has internet capability to practice and improve their skills in Spanish. We understand that learning and appreciating a foreign language as well as interacting with other people and cultures in the 21st Century are fundamental and necessary steps toward creating a more peaceful world. (In case you wonder about the answers to the questions at the top of the article they are: mandarin, the color black, and Monaco.) Three Years of Math Leadership in Lincoln County by holly a. miles Lincoln County Elementary mathematics teacher leaders, administrators, and Harless staff came together this summer to begin a third year of Project E3Empowering Elementary Educators. Project E3, funded by the Improving Teacher Quality Grants Program and managed by the Higher Education Policy Commission, began in the summer of 2006. The purpose of the grant was to train 35 teacher leaders and administrators (teams of 5 from each of the 7 elementary schools) to support effective implementation of standards-based mathematics in the kindergarten through fifth grade setting. Investigation in Number, Data, and Space is the adopted standards- 10 based mathematics curriculum at the elementary level and teacher leaders were trained in the programming and, in turn, supported others in their school as they began implementation. Since the onset of the project in 2006, the Lincoln County teacher leaders, along with the administrators, have collaborated with the Harless staff to successfully grow the initiative by leaps and bounds. The teacher leaders spent the first year participating in training, focusing on implementing the standards-based curriculum in their own classes, and beginning to hold professional learning community meetings with their school faculty once a month. In the second year, the Lincoln County teacher leaders and administrators along with the Harless staff conducted the Lincoln County Math Academy and then continued meeting monthly with the faculty in their schools. In July 2008, the final summer of the project, the teacher leaders who had been trained all three years planned and conducted the Lincoln County Math Academy. The three day training consisted of teacher leaders facilitating grade level specific sessions as well as assisting teachers in planning curriculum as a county initiative. The 2008 Math Academy proved to be much different since the teacher leaders played a larger role in planning and conducting the academy. Serving Others • Fall 2008 Building a Bridge to Marshall University: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Academy on MU Campus Changing Schools in a Changing Time BY DIANA WHITLOCK AND BENITA MILAN “Can we do it? Yes, we can!” said Bob the Builder and a host of other people from the Vinson Middle School community. Staff, parents, athletic teams, community volunteers, and county employees teamed together all summer long logging countless hours of their own time in what was called our own Extreme School Makeover. Some of the summer projects included painting lockers, baseboards, hallways, bathrooms, foyers, entryways, floors, classrooms, and exterior railings and walls. Our courtyard was landscaped complete with benches and pots of blooming flowers. SMART board technology was installed in ten classrooms with teacher laptops, document cameras, and projectors. This joint effort was inspired by Drs. Stan and Barbara Maynard representing Marshall University’s June Harless Center. They presented the idea of Vinson Middle School becoming a 21st Century Model Middle School. The proposal to the staff asking for their commitment to the model school initiative overwhelmingly passed, and professional development soon followed in preparation for the 20082009 school year. Just before summer, Vinson Middle School and Marshall University’s June Harless Center proudly announced their partnership in transforming Vinson Middle into a site for research and development of the 21st Century Model Middle School for Marshall University and the June Harless Center. This project would be particularly challenging due to the age of the building and lack of technology available to facilitate new methods of delivering the curricula. Since then, teachers and staff have committed to and attended several days of professional development when they were not working on school renovations. Professional development days were dedicated to learning more about how to transform their school climate and individual classrooms into a 21st Century Model Middle School. Professional development will continue every Tuesday throughout the year. We recognize that there needs to be an immense shift in attitude, approach, and delivery in our pedagogy; but, we, the staff at Vinson Middle School, are committed to the challenge for the benefit of our students. Marshall University College of Education and Human Services The 9-12 STEM Academy on Marshall University’s campus is continuing to become more of a reality. Outstanding educators from across the state are assisting in planning for the best high school experience a student needs to be competitive in the 21st Century. Phase I of the 9-12 Academy will be a highly interactive virtual high school. This will enable students from around the state and nation to have access to the finest educational experience possible. The mission of the Statewide 21st Century STEM Academy is to foster high-quality understanding and achievement by all students through shared leadership, effective teaching, and purposeful learning across PreK-20 systems. The Academy will focus on collaboration with schools and counties in West Virginia to design a personalized and comprehensive professional development plan that focuses on improving students’ understanding and achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. A technically competent scientist, mathematician or engineer in the 21st Century must have the ability to communicate and collaborate and be effective in all 21st Century skills such as problem solving and analytical thinking. The 9-12 comprehensive STEM Academy on the MU campus will provide opportunities initially for day students to attend a state-of-the-art high school that will include relevant, rigorous offerings in all curricular areas. Academy graduates will be globally intelligent and prepared for their 21st Century lives in a rapidly changing world with its new problems and issues as well as exciting possibilities. 11 Identifying and Developing Gifted Potential by dr. barbara maynard Identifying and Developing Gifted Potential is a three-year project under the direction of the June Harless Center at Marshall University, Huntington, WV in cooperation with Dr. Paul D. Slocumb, author and consultant for aha! Process Inc., Highlands, TX. This project is focused on the identification of gifted students at two elementary schools in grade 3 in the 2007-08 school year and then tracking those identified students in subsequent years at grade 4 (2008-09) and at grade 5 (2009-10). The funding was secured in June, 2007 from the Benedum Foundation. In Lincoln County, West Hamlin Elementary was designated the experimental school and Hamlin Elementary the control school. In Cabell County, Guyandotte Elementary was designated the experimental site and Highlawn Elementary the control site. Data will be collected on both the experimental and control group students for comparison purposes beginning in the 2008-09 school year. In the book “Removing the Mask: Giftedness in Poverty,” co-authored by Dr. Paul D. Slocumb, who is the leading researcher on this project, asserts the following: Treating all students equally in the identification of gifted students all too often results in the extreme underidentification of an entire segment of the student population who come to school quite “unequal.” …To identify gifted students from poverty necessitates educators including in the identification process those environmental factors that contribute to the students’ readiness to learn. After the identification process has occurred, schools must structure services for those students in a manner commensurate with their needs. Not addressing both of these issues results in inequity. This project is designed to address both inequities—the identification of gifted students from poverty and the delivery of services to potentially gifted students from poverty. We Are...Serving Others BY ASHLEY WHITE STEPHENS The June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development may be best known for serving students of Wayne County through the Model School, but it is involved with another important program benefiting students in rural areas of West Virginia as well. The Harless Center offers distance learning classes to students via videoconferencing technology. Teaching positions are often difficult to fill in rural areas, especially in high-need fields. The Harless Center satisfies that need by offering highly-qualified teachers to areas that would be unable to fill those positions. ranging from upper-level mathematics and sciences to foreign language. It has served Wyoming, Mingo, McDowell, Monroe and Pendleton counties. The program consists of classes conducted over videoconference, online enrichment and live visits to the schools. Spending time with students in class, at ball games and after school is a wonderful opportunity for distance learning teachers to get to know their students in person. Currently, the Harless Center provides Spanish courses to all three high schools in McDowell County: Mount View, Iaeger and Big Creek. Marshall graduate Ashley White Stephens has been teaching in this county for the last four years and finds her students to be capable, interested and excited to learn. Without this program these students would not be able to fulfill requirements for admission to West Virginia colleges and universities, and Mrs. Stephens would not have the opportunity to work with what she considers as outstanding students. Through the years many different types of classes have been offered by the Harless Center 12 Serving Others • Fall 2008 T Contributors he College of Education and Human Services greatly appreciates the contributors who made gifts to the college during the Fall 2008 Academic Semester. For more information on donating to the college, please contact the Marshall University Foundation Inc., One John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25701. Mr. Richard E. Abel Mr. and Mrs. David W. Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Wesley F. Agee Mr. and Mrs. William E. Akers Mrs. Mindy Sue Allenger Mrs. Stephanie Anderson Mr. and Mrs. W. B. “Bart” Andrews, II Mrs. Mavis K. Wheeler Anthony Mrs. Melissa A. Neill Ashcraft Mr. and Mrs. Glenn A. Asher Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Ashworth Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Asplundh Mrs. Joan E. Auchter Mrs. Juanita M. Bailey Mr. Jimmy J. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Barton Mrs. Mary Fullerton Baum Ms. Judy L. Beckett Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Bias Mrs. Lora W. Bibbee Mrs. Wanda G. Hensley Bird Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Blake Mrs. Donna K. Blake Mr. and Mrs. Clifton F. Blevins Mrs. Artie J. Bobo Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Poole, Jr. Ms. Kristi A. Booton Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Boster Mrs. Sara A. Bounds Mrs. Elizabeth P. 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Foss Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy F. Frazier Mr. and Mrs. Paul P. Frye, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frye Dr. Linda S. Geronilla Dr. and Mrs. Neil L. Gibbins Mr. Wilson K. Gibbins Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Gillian Mr. and Mrs. George A. Gonsowski Mr. and Mrs. William G. Graham Dr. and Mrs. David G. Greathouse Mr. and Mrs. James T. Groll Mrs. Dolores Owens Grubb Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Haines Dr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hale, Jr. Mr. Duncan Keith Haley Mr. Richard G. Hall Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Hall Dr. Eric L. Hall Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hammond Mr. Keith R. Hanger Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Harmon Dr. and Mrs. Roy E. Hartz Mr. James B. Hash Mrs. Pauline C. Hatfield Mrs. Nancy Chandler Hazeldine Dr. Richard F. Loeser and Mrs. Cathie S. Heck Dr. and Mrs. James D. Heckman Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hedrick 13 Dr. Ruth A. Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hensley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henson Dr. Dorothy E. Hicks Miss Virginia C. Hiserman Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Hively Mr. and Mrs. Elijah P. Hodges, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holley Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Holt Mr. and Mrs. R. Mark Honaker Mrs. Marilyn K. Houston Mrs. Linda M. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Hudson Mr. and Mrs. Douglas L. Hughes Dr. and Mrs. Chuck Hulick Mr. and Mrs. John F. Humphreys Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Hunt Mr. Richard Hurst Mr. and Mrs. William W. Ingles Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Isinghood Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jackson Mr. Shawn M. Jarrell Mrs. Concetta T. Jarzynski Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Jeffries Dr. and Mrs. Jack Jervis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Johe Mrs. Yvonne Flentje Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Johnson Ms. Pamela Ann May Johnson Dr. and Mrs. C. Clyde Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E. Jones Mr. Jerry D. Jones Mr. George E. Juliano Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Kachelreis, Jr. Miss Pauline R. Kaplan Miss Nina L. Keener Mr. and Mrs. Victor F. Kelbaugh Ms. Kathleen A. Kilen Miss Donna L. King Mr. and Mrs. John K. Kinzer, Jr. Miss Peggy L. Kirk Mr. Barry T. Kiser Mr. and Mrs. Brian E. Knight Ms. Martha B. Knisley Mrs. Irma Oliverio Kolosky Mr. and Mrs. John C. Kotanchik Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Lambert Mr. James D. and Dr. Joye M. Lamp Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Lanterman Mrs. Jane McClave Lawson Mrs. Jean Hendershot Lay Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Legg, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy G. Legg Mrs. Victoria Bazemore Lemons Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Lester, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Long Mr. and Mrs. William A. Lowe Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Lucas 14 Mrs. Bonnie S. Maddox Mr. and Mrs. Armer H. Mahan, Jr. Mrs. Cynthia K. Maharg Dr. Jennifer Mak Mr. and Mrs. George P. Mansour Mr. Nunzie Marinelli Dr. Donna and Mr. Freddie Martin Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Brier Mr. and Mrs. George E. Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Randall G. Maynard Dr. A. Stan and Dr. Barbara Maynard Ms. Cynthia A. McCauley Mr. Robert C. McCoy Mr. and Mrs. John C. McFarland Mr. Frederick L. McKee Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. McLemore Mrs. Sharon Bias McMellon Mrs. Mercedes M. Phillips Mr. and Mrs. James T. Meisel Ms. Taryn M. Mello Mr. and Mrs. E. 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Thurston Mr. and Mrs. Robert Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Tucker Mr. and Mrs. Wendel B. Turner Dr. Linda J. Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Mike J. Vallo Mr. and Mrs. Archie S. Vance Dr. Carole A. Vickers Ms. Drema K. Vinson Mr. Mike M. Volkin Ms. Katherine L. Waddle Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Waggoner Dr. and Mrs. William E. Walker Ms. Janice C. Walker Mrs. Lois M. Forsyth Wallace Mr. Rougang Wang Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Ware Ms. Beth A. Wasmer Dr. and Mrs. Larry W. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Gene E. Watson Dr. Robert M. Weiler Ms. Shirley B. Wentz Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Weston Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. White Mr. Donald W. Wick Mrs. R. Ruthie Almond Wiewiora Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey H. Wilhelm Mrs. Demaris J. Williams Mr. Kurt E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Williams Mrs. Edith N. Willis Mr. and Mrs. Walter Willis Miss Louise Wince Mrs. Mary M. Wise Mrs. Linda M. Allen Witte Mr. and Mrs. David E. Wood Mr. and Mrs. Larry P. Workman Mr. Bromley R. Workman Mr. and Mrs. William Wright Mr. and Mrs. James R. 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